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A growing source of monkey bread (6)

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I believe the answer is:

baobab

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This clue could be a double definition.

'a growing source' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'monkey bread' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for baobab that I've seen before include "African fruit tree" , "Exotic tree" , "Gigantic tropical tree with very thick trunk" , "The monkey bread tree" , "Monkey-bread tree" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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